Cessna crash lands near Highway in UP; trainee pilot unhurt

NEW DELHI: A trainee pilot operating a Cessna 152 belonging to Chetak Aviation "crash-landed" along a Highway near Aligarh on Monday. An official of the flying school said the woman (28) is safe.

The DGCA has ordered a probe.This is the second flying training related accident in UP within a week. Last Friday, a woman trainee pilot was injured while deboarding a twin-engine trainer aircraft of Garg Aviation with the propeller running at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport. "On June 29, a Chetak Aviation Cessna 152 aircraft (VT-AFB) engaged in solo flying at Aligarh crash landed in field in Kasgunj. She is reported to be safe. DGCA is investigating the occurrence," the aviation ministry said in a statement.The Chetak official said the Cessna landed on side of a highway. Further details will be known following the DGCA probe.